Mansfield Park Ch. 9: The Chapel at Sotherton

Summary

At Sotherton the party is welcomed and shown the house. In the chapel Mrs Rushworth explains the old habit of family prayers. Edmund says it was a better custom than leaving prayers to those who choose to come. Mary teases him. She cannot imagine that he will be a clergyman, and he defends the calling: a clergyman has a duty to guide a parish, not to be fashionable.

The party moves out to the wilderness. Mary and Edmund argue about distance and walk off together. Fanny, tired, sits on a bench and watches them go. She listens until she can hear them no more.

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Why This Matters

Reading Charm Against Character

Learn to hear what the Crawfords say, and what they do when it costs them something. At Sotherton the party is welcomed and shown the house.

Watch what someone does when it costs them something, not only what they say they feel.

Coming Up in Chapter 10

Alone on the bench, Fanny waits. Maria and Henry come by, and the iron gate stands in the way.

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Chapter 09

The Chapel at Sotherton

Mr. Rushworth was at the door to receive his fair lady; and the whole party were welcomed by him with due attention. In the drawing-room they were met with equal cordiality by the mother, and Miss Bertram had all the distinction with each that she could wish. After the business of arriving was over, it was first necessary to eat, and the doors were thrown open to admit them through one or two intermediate rooms into the appointed dining-parlour, where a collation was prepared with abundance and elegance. Much was said, and much was ate, and all went well. The…

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Practise Reading Charm Against Character

Write six lines on The Chapel at Sotherton: who asked, who paid, and what you would have said. Keep it to this chapter.

Consider:

•The working skill is Reading Charm Against Character.
•Use only beats from this chapter.
•Name a cost, not a slogan.

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Summary

The party moves out to the wilderness. Mary and Edmund argue about distance and walk off together. Fanny, tired, sits on a bench and watches them go. She listens until she can hear them no more.

In this chapter: Key Quotes